Armies of India, China to hold Corps Commander-level talks at Moldo today

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Published: August 2,2020 09:59 AM
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August 2, 2020: Armies of India and China will hold Corp Commander-level talks at Moldo on Chinese side of Line of Actual Control today, said sources.

August 2, 2020: Armies of India and China will hold Corp Commander-level talks at Moldo on Chinese side of Line of Actual Control today, said sources.



“Armies of India and China to hold Corps Commander-level talks at Moldo on the Chinese side of Line of Actual Control today. The meeting is scheduled at start at 11 AM today,” Indian Army sources said.



“India side will focus on complete disengagement by China in Finger area,” it added. India on Thursday said that some progress has been made in the disengagement of troops along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh but it has not yet been completed disengagement and de-escalation and full restoration of peace and tranquility in the border area at the earliest.



External Affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that two sides held the 17th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination last week and reviewed the situation in the India-China border areas along the Line of Actual control in the Western sector.



Indian and Chinese troops are engaged in a standoff along the Line of Actual Control since May. The tension between the two neighbouring countries along the border escalated on June 15 faceoff in Galwan valley leading to casualties on both sides. India and China have held multiple rounds of military and diplomatic talks to resolve the matter.